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Minerals for Healthy Summer Travel: How to Avoid Dehydration & Fatigue
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Travel is harder on your body than you might think.
Long days, missed sleep, airport stress—travel takes a surprising toll on your wellbeing. It dehydrates you, lowers your immunity, disturbs your sleep schedule, and can leave you exhausted when you reach your destination.
Minerals are a great way to ease travel stress. A good mineral formula will restore a lot of the things you lose during a hard day of travel. Minerals can even help stop jet lag and keep your stress levels low.
Let’s talk about how minerals can make travel easier, the best minerals to take before a flight, and a simple way to keep your energy high once you land.
Take Electrolytes Before a Long Flight
Long flights dehydrate you almost two times faster than normal. According to 2020 research, three things contribute to travel dehydration: [*]
- Dry airplane cabin air. Airplanes pull their air from outside, and because the surrounding air is freezing cold at 35,000 feet, it carries almost no moisture. Airplane cabin air is drier than the Sahara Desert. It can get as low as 5-10% humidity.
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Lower air pressure. Airplane cabins are depressurized to a lower air pressure than on the ground. As air pressure falls, moisture from your skin and breathing evaporates faster. The result is that during a flight, your body loses about a cup of water per hour.
- Sitting for a long time. When you sit for hours without moving, fluid moves toward your legs and makes your blood thicker. You can’t move fluid through your body as easily, leaving your cells dehydrated for several hours after a flight.
In short, air travel rapidly dehydrates you—and as you lose all that water, you’re also losing the electrolytes it contains. Electrolytes are special minerals that help you maintain fluid balance, keeping you hydrated.
The human body is about 60% water. Your cells are floating in an ocean of electrolyte-rich liquid, and they constantly interact with those electrolytes in order to maintain energy. That’s why parts of your brain that need a lot of energy have higher water content, like your brain (80% water) and your muscles (75% water). [*][*]
When you’re dehydrated, your cells don’t have enough water or electrolytes, and they start struggling to function. Their energy production falls, which is why dehydration makes you feel fatigued, weak, or sleepy.
A 2010 study found that dehydration causes significant mental and physical fatigue. [*]
- A 2012 study found that even mild dehydration leads to impaired concentration, memory, and coordination, as well as mental fatigue. [*]
To stop travel dehydration, load up on electrolytes and water before you fly. We suggest taking a shot of Electrolyze™ the morning of your flight, mixed into 32 oz of water.
Electrolyze™ contains every electrolyte your body needs, all in a concentrated, fast-absorbing liquid formula. It provides maximum electrolyte replenishment, making it perfect for a long day of travel.
The Best Minerals for Travel Stress
Travel is famously stressful. In fact, there’s a large body of scientific research on stress during travel. A peer-reviewed study found that there are six components of travel stress (formally called “travel fatigue”): [*]
Causes of Travel Fatigue | |
Problem |
Cause(s) |
Increased cortisol |
Rushing to catch a flight, airport lines, unexpected charges, other small stressors |
Anxiety |
Worry about packing, fear of flying, logistical stressors (missing flights, making connections, etc.), airport security, navigating unfamiliar environments under time pressure |
Disrupted daily routine |
Waking up early, skipping meals, missed exercise, breaking routines or habits, etc. |
Dehydration |
Dry aircraft cabin air, lower air pressure, and increased fluid loss at high altitude |
Sleep debt |
Early or late flights, disrupted sleep schedule |
Jet lag |
Altered internal clock due to a change in time zones |
Each of these stressors is minor on its own—so much so that you may not even realize it affects you. But when you add up these small moments of strain and spread them across a day, they have a surprising impact on your well-being. That’s why it’s common to feel exhausted after a long day of travel.
Mineral replenishment is one of the best ways to ease stress. Your body uses two important minerals to lower stress: magnesium and potassium.
Magnesium is a relaxing mineral. It slows down overactive brain pathways and calms your nervous system. [*] Magnesium also lowers cortisol, your main stress hormone, which helps you relax at a physiological level. [*]
Stress actively depletes magnesium, which, ironically, can make you more vulnerable to stress. [*] Replenishing magnesium breaks the cycle and helps you relax.
Finally, magnesium relieves anxiety and supports sleep. [*] That’s great if you’re an anxious flier, and it can also help with jet lag when you land.
Like most minerals, magnesium doesn’t work alone. It needs potassium to balance your stress response and nervous system function. The two are closely linked, which is why you should always replenish potassium alongside magnesium. [*]
We recommend taking a shot of Micro-BOOST™ right before you head to the airport. It contains every essential mineral your body needs, including magnesium and potassium—all in an ideal ratio and with fast absorption.
Boosting your mineral stores before you fly is a simple, effective way to keep stress at bay, no matter how hectic your travel day becomes.
Replenish Minerals ASAP When You Land
Finally, it’s a good idea to replenish your minerals when you arrive at your destination.
Traveling takes a lot out of you, and even if you prepare beforehand, there’s a good chance you’ll end up mineral-depleted and tired after a long trip.
If you’re usually exhausted when you land, bring a BEAM Minerals Travel Pack with you next time you fly. It contains full-strength mineral replenishment in a smaller, portable package that’s perfect for your luggage.
When you reach your hotel, take a shot from each bottle to replenish what you’ve lost throughout the day. You can also start each day with minerals to keep yourself feeling your best.
Minerals can help with fatigue, sleep, stress, jet lag, and more. Use them the next time you take a trip. You’ll be amazed by how much more comfortable traveling can be.
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FAQs
Can I take BEAM Minerals with my other supplements?
Yes, in fact, BEAM Minerals will enhance the bioavailability of all your other supplements.
What is the difference between Micro-BOOST™ and Electrolyze™?
Electrolyze™ is primarily composed of Fulvic Mineral Complexes . Fulvic complexes are small molecules that provide inter-cellular transport for nutritional elements into the cells and carry bio-waste out of the cells. Fulvic complexes are flavonoids , which provide many benefits in the body.
Micro-BOOST™ is primarily composed of the Humic Mineral Complexes . Humic complexes are large molecules that are extra-cellular, meaning they do not enter the cells but stay outside the cells. They are highly-charged molecules that attract, through their electrical charge, bio-waste, free radicals and heavy metals. They ultimately carry bio-waste out of the body. Thus, we call them “Nature’s Janitor”.
How many milligrams (mg) of an electrolyte (Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium, etc.) is there in BEAM Minerals?
The quantities of each element in BEAM Minerals products are measured in “parts per million” (ppm), rather than the “milligrams” (mg). Here is the information which usually helps to understand the difference:
Milligrams (mg) vs parts per million (ppm)
In comparing our products to other supplements, people want to know how much of an electrolyte is in our products (like potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium). Usually they are looking for an amount in milligrams (mg).
We have a hard time answering that question, because the electrolytes (and other elements) in BEAM Minerals products are measured in parts per million (ppm). So how can consumers compare?
The answer is a little complex, but here’s the high points.
The electrolytes in BEAM Minerals products are provided in “trace” amounts that are completely dissolved and thus 100% bio-available, immediately introduced into your circulation when you consumed them and will produce and active effect.
When you take a 320mg pill of magnesium, your body is only able utilize about 12-20% of it as it takes some time because your body has to digest it first. Whatever is not dissolved gets processed out of your body.
When you take a capful of liquid Electrolyze™ and/or Micro-BOOST™, you receive approximately 5.22 ppm of magnesium in which 100% of the magnesium is immediately available to your body. In addition, an important to know is that the magnesium in BEAM Minerals products stay in your system much longer building up healthy levels as you continue to take it daily.
